Milde
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Milde is a peninsula and neighbourhood in the city of Bergen
, Norway
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Located in Ytrebygda
borough, Milde is situated about 16 km from the city centre of Bergen. As a basic statistical unit
Milde had a population of 516 as of January 1, 2008.
Milde has been settled for a long time, there being evidence of cultivation of grain since c. 100 AD, while the cultural landscape
dates back to c. 200 BC. The Milde peninsula has been surrounded by water on all sides since 1996, when a channel was built between the bays of Vågsbøpollen and Vestrepollen.
The modern neighbourhood is built upon the lands of the two farms that historically have made up Milde, namely Store Milde and Lille Milde.
The Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Bergen is located in Milde.
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Located in Ytrebygda
Ytrebygda
Ytrebygda is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-Location:Ytrebygda is located southwest of the city center. It was originally part of Fana municipality that was incorporated in Bergen in 1972, and later part of the Fana district, but was administratively a separate district in 1990...
borough, Milde is situated about 16 km from the city centre of Bergen. As a basic statistical unit
Basic statistical unit (Norway)
The basic statistical unit is a type of statistical unit used by Statistics Norway to provide stable and coherent geographical units for regional statistics in Norway. Basic statistical units are subdivisions of municipalities , and cover generally homogeneous areas...
Milde had a population of 516 as of January 1, 2008.
Milde has been settled for a long time, there being evidence of cultivation of grain since c. 100 AD, while the cultural landscape
Cultural landscape
Cultural Landscapes have been defined by the World Heritage Committee as distinct geographical areas or properties uniquely "..represent[ing] the combined work of nature and of man.."....
dates back to c. 200 BC. The Milde peninsula has been surrounded by water on all sides since 1996, when a channel was built between the bays of Vågsbøpollen and Vestrepollen.
The modern neighbourhood is built upon the lands of the two farms that historically have made up Milde, namely Store Milde and Lille Milde.
The Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Bergen is located in Milde.